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Alice Walker

An American novelist, short-story writer, poet, essayist, and activist.

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American author and activist

Born 1944

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  • Cover of: The Color Purple
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  • Cover of: The temple of my familiar.
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  • Cover of: Meridian
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    Cover of edition meridian0000walk_s6o6 Cover of edition meridian00alic Cover of edition meridian0000walk_z1p2 Cover of edition meridian000walk Cover of edition meridian00walkrich Cover of edition meridian00walk First published in 1976 — 18 editions
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  • Cover of: Possessing the Secret of Joy
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  • Cover of: Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo

    First published in 2004 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: By The Light of My Father's Smile
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  • Cover of: The third life of Grange Copeland
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  • Cover of: In love & trouble: stories of Black women.
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    Cover of edition inlovetroublesto00walk Cover of edition inlovetroublesto0000walk First published in 1973 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: In search of our mothers' gardens: womanist prose
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  • Cover of: Now is the Time to Open Your Heart
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  • Cover of: You can't keep a good woman down
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    Cover of edition youcantkeepgoodw00walk Cover of edition youcantkeepgoodw00walk_0 Cover of edition youcantkeepgoodw01walk Cover of edition freudichnichtzuf0000walk Cover of edition youcantkeepgoodw0000walk First published in 1971 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: The Same River Twice
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  • Cover of: We are the ones we have been waiting for: inner light in a time of darkness : meditations
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    Cover of edition weareoneswehaveb0000walk First published in 2006 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Fiction: A HarperCollins pocket anthology
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    Cover of edition isbn_9780823049660 First published in 1993 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The Writer on her Work
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    First published in 1980 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall: Literature: Silver
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The American Experience
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  • Cover of: Living by the Word
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  • Cover of: The way forward is with a broken heart
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  • Cover of: Langston Hughes: American poet
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American author and activist

Born 1944

Subjects

Fiction, Children's fiction, American literature, short story, Juvenile fiction, Satanism, Mentally ill women, allegory, change, death, gentleman's agreements, nonlinear narrative, recluses, Devil, Puritans, catechism, tradition, Boys, short stories, African Americans, Classic Literature, Drama, Horror stories, Young men, Crime

Places

Massachusetts, Jefferson, Mississippi, United States, Yoknapatawpha County, New England, Salem Village, Araby, Mallard residence, North Richmond Street, Araby bazaar, New York, Wall Street, Ireland, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, Galway, England, India, Southern States, Calcutta, Justice of the Peace Court, Surrey, Amazon rainforest, Caribbean

People

Devil, Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Homer Barron, Mr. Grierson, Tobe, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Brently Mallard, Josephine, Louise Mallard, Mangan's sister, Richards, Bartleby, Cicero, Ginger Nut, John Jacob Astor, Nippers, Turkey, Fortunato, Lady Fortunato, Luchresi, Montresor, John H. Watson

Time

Antebellum era, 1600s, 19th century, Carnival, 20th century, 1861-65, 1890, 1861-1865, 1692, 1930s, American Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 17th century, 20e siècle, 20th Century, December, Siglo XX

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Alternative names

  • Walker, Alice
  • Alice walker
  • Alice WALKER
  • ALICE WALKER
  • Alice. Walker
  • Walker, Alice, 1944-

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September 16, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
September 20, 2022 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import